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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070410 Ver 1_Acceptance Letter_20070525o~stem, PROGRAM ~: ~~~ ~ f .~~ a ~ n- ~"<''~ as ~~, ~ ~ E:,~ May 9, 2007 Melinda King City of Greensboro 2606 South Elm-Eugene St. Greensboro, NC 27406 Project: Lake Townsend Dam Replacement ,._ ,> ~„ a ~ n. _- r1 k - -i-~. County: Guilford The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept payment for impacts associated with the above referenced project. Please note that this decision does not assure that the payment will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be approved. This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the issued 404 Permit/401 Certificatlon/CAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the pernut(s) an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the In Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net. Based on the information supplied by you the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation are summarized in the followin¢ table. Cape Fear 03030002 Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I (Sq. Ft.) Buffer II (Sq. Ft.) Cold Cool Wazm Ri arian Non-Ri azian Coastal Mazsh Credits 0 0 480 0.40 0 0 0 0 Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. If the regulatory agencies require mitigation credits greater than indicated above, and the applicant wants NCEEP to be responsible for the additional mitigation, the applicant will need to submit a mitigation request to NCEEP for approval prior to permit issuance. The mitigation will be performed in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the N. C. Depaztment of Environment and Natural Resources and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers dated November 4, 1998. if you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at (9l9) 716-1921. Sincerely, i~. Willia D. Gilmore, PE Director cc: Cyndi Karoly, Wetlands/40l Unit Andy Williams, USACE-Raleigh Daryl Lamb, DWQ-Winston-Salem Sheazin Dramby, agent File R.e~toYU~t~... ,~ ... P~otectrr-t~ Du,~ Stag ~~L, IF~CDE~FtR North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 / 919-715-0478 / www.nceep.net